Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Air Pollution Now Major Contributor to Stroke, Global Study Finds | Science | Th...

  

  GR: Air pollution harms all species of plants and animals. Fortunately, the most toxic concentrations are in human cities and homes where animal numbers are... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Great Barrier Reef and the Subtle Power of ‘psychological Distance’

  

  This photo released on 20 April, 2016 by XL Catlin Seaview Survey shows a turtle swimming over bleached coral at Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef.... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Australian Researchers Call for More Coastal Monitoring in the Face of Expected...

  

  Bob Berwyn–June storms highlight impacts of rising seas, shifting storm patterns. Just after the Australian government announced massive cuts to the country’s... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Record Drop in Coal Burning Raises Question — Is Peak Fossil Fuel Use Happening...

  

  Peak oil, gas, and coal. It’s a possibility that many who believe the fossil fuel industry’s false dependency mantra look at with fear and trembling. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Scientists Turn Carbon Dioxide Emissions to Stone | Climate Central

  

  GR: Carbon collects on basalt at the surface in just a few years, so why not underground. Of course, the drilling and pumping might be as problematic as... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Exciting Update in Youth v. U.S. Climate Case

  

  Our Children’s Trust is pleased to report that U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken scheduled oral argument in our youths’ landmark federal climate lawsuit for... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• T-shirt Time! | Fight for Rhinos

  

  We need to raise $1,152 to support Chloe’s canine ranger class at Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre. With the purchase of a tee, you can help do that and SHO... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Anti-wildlife, Pro-hunting Act Reaches U.S. Senate; You Can Help Stop It |...

  

  Lisa Blanck–These are some of the animals who will be affected – you can help stop this!Courtesy: Mark Kolbe, John Moore, Bill Pugliano/Getty ImagesEarlier... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How Austrailia’s Great Barrier Reef Got Polluted – from Farms and Fossil Fuels t...

  

  GR: This is the best discussion of the cause of coral death in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef I’ve seen–it’s people. Coral bleaching at Loomis Reef, off Lizard... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How Will Egypt Rein In Its Explosive Population Growth?

  

  By Joe Bish, Population Media Center “No matter how many economic projects we launch, the population growth will consume that development. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Every Day is World Oceans Day for Us

  

  Posted by: Joshua Hanthorn, Elizabeth Ruther and Karla Dutton. Oceans, covering two-thirds of Earth, are so vast and so deep that it’s easy to take their... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Bay Area Voters Approve Tax to Fix Marshes As Seas Rise | Climate Central

  

  GR: Individuals, not the corporations responsible for the problem are paying this tax. Hey, Republicans, why not reverse fossil-fuel subsidies and let the... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Population Matters for the World’s Oceans – Population Matters

  

  While oceans are in many respects the heart of our ecosystem, their sustainable existence is threatened by our actions. The first World Oceans Day was celebrate... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Guardian View on the Great Barrier Reef: the Crisis They Prefer to Downplay ...

  

  Many of the politicians fighting Australia’s election campaign talk about the economy and immigration but the world is listening for what they say about the... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Arctic Sea Ice Breaks May Record . . . By A Lot | Climate Central

  

  By Bobby Magill: Arctic sea ice shrank to its fourth-lowest level in 50 years last month, setting a record low for the month of May and setting up conditions fo... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• To Save the Great Barrier Reef ‘we Need to Start Now, Right Now’ – Video |...

  

  GR: The video leaves us with a grim outlook. Human wastes running into the oceans coupled with global warming will soon destroy all the reefs. Do enough people... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Predator Control in Alaska Wildlife Refuges

  

  Pat Lavin: The state of Alaska is pursuing aggressive predator control measures on our national wildlife refuges, targeting bears, wolves and other wildlife on... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Conservatives Call for Earlier UK Coal Power Phase-out | Environment |...

  

  Damian Carrington: The UK should close all its coal-fired power stations two years earlier than the government’s pledge of 2025, according to green Conservative... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Great Barrier Reef: Diving in the Stench of Millions of Rotting Animals – Video ...

  

  GR: Watch this short video to get a clear idea of what’s happening to coral. Richard Vevers from the Ocean Agency had never experienced anything like the... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Florida Harbor Dredging Threatens Corals | Summit County Citizens Voice

  

  GR: This seems like the wrong time to be destroying coral. Is the pursuit of economic progress driving Florida and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mad? Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT